Fernando Alonso speculates with his €3 million McLaren Elva

Two-time Spanish Formula 1 World Champion, Fernando Alonso, is auctioning his McLaren Elva that he has never driven.

Love stories often end badly. Especially with Fernando Alonso. Who has decided to make space in his warehouses where the “bonus” cars obtained through his contracts with various employers are stored. After selling his Ferrari Enzo for 5 million euros earlier this year, it’s now the turn of a McLaren Elva to go under the hammer at Bonhams auction house.

The story is somewhat flavorful, but it highlights the purely speculative relationship of the Spanish two-time world champion, now employed by Aston Martin. Therefore, a competitor of McLaren in the luxury sports car sector.

From McLaren he drove from 2015 until late 2018 before taking a forced two-season break, the Spaniard received as a bonus a McLaren Elva, an 800-horsepower supercar without a windshield, valued at €1.6 million at the time of catalog. A car produced in 149 units and delivered in 2022 to the Spaniard, then a driver for Alpine…who had just announced his departure to Aston Martin.

Alonso’s car bears the number 114 and has never had the chance to be driven by its owner. All the factory protective plastic films are still in place. Stored safely away, it is now being sold with an estimate ranging from 2.5 to 3.5 million dollars. This represents a handsome profit in just a few months.

Let’s bet that Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin cars won’t be long in being on sale a few months after his relationship with the British firm ends. That’s typical of the person with a very complex personality.

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